so with that change after michael gove has enter that office. _ after michael gove has enter that officenking — and again some thinking, proper thinking and perhaps a proper policy emerging _ thinking and perhaps a proper policy emerging from the department of housing _ emerging from the department of housing now. do emerging from the department of housing now-— emerging from the department of housin: now. ., ., housing now. do you agree with that? yeah, and actually _ housing now. do you agree with that? yeah, and actually interesting - housing now. do you agree with that? yeah, and actually interesting and - yeah, and actually interesting and having said that keir starmer gave a policy rich speech last week, one of theissues policy rich speech last week, one of the issues he did not mention was housing and i think a lot of labour mps were quite surprised that housing did not feature in his speech. and it needs to make it needs to because it is a huge issue. more homes are needed to be built and the conservatives have a manifesto pledge to build 3,000 homes a year. where leg going to bu

we've seen those pictures of michael gove being i pictures of michael gove being chased on the road.ccept this award, thank you very much-— very much. award is handed out every ear b the very much. award is handed out every year by the magazine, _ very much. award is handed out every year by the magazine, it's _ very much. award is handed out every year by the magazine, it's given i very much. award is handed out every year by the magazine, it's given to i year by the magazine, it's given to people like linda jackson, nicholas parsons, lionel blair — and it could have been the queen. but she is graciously declined, saying you're as young as you feel, and she feels much younger. it's gone to a french actress who is 90 — don't know how she'll feel about that, given the queen turned it down — but the letters and chanting, it's a charming rejection. ifi letters and chanting, it's a charming rejection. if i was the editor, i would find that i amusing. i think was offered it by child's brand wrath, who is linked with the duke of edinburgh — what you think this stays about the queen?. she k

i understand michael gove is reading that i michael gove is reading that and considering _ michael goveure you believed in at the time. and at the very least the government has pressed pause. i the very least the government has pressed pause.— has pressed pause. i am a reformer _ has pressed pause. i am a reformer by _ has pressed pause. i am a reformer by instinct. - has pressed pause. i am a reformer by instinct. i - has pressed pause. i am a - reformer by instinct. i believe that— reformer by instinct. i believe that going _ reformer by instinct. i believe that going to _ reformer by instinct. i believe that going to politics - reformer by instinct. i believe that going to politics to - that going to politics to achieve _ that going to politics to achieve things - that going to politics to achieve things and - that going to politics toi achieve things and your that going to politics to - achieve things and your time in government— achieve things and your time in government is_ achieve things and your time in government is always - achieve things and your time in government is always

we don't know yet is the honest answer and michael gove, - my successor, is considering how to proceede past ten or 20 years — things _ like completely reforming the use class orders so you can turn - a hairdresser into a cafe into a home, enabling l people to build upwards, - enabling people to demolish and rebuild derelict properties — so we've done some big things. in the last year or two, _ but we've also got more proposals and the prime minister encourages those — his speech at the last - conference was build, build, build. a speech about the central. importance of housebuilding for economic growth and for helping people onto the housing _ ladder and, of course, - i am a big advocate of that. it's absolutely right and i hope - we do seize this opportunity and not let it slip through our fingers. to be precise, what is the status of the big radical reforms to the planning system that you proposed last year? i've heard they have been paused orjumped or gone into reverse. what is happening? honestly, i don't know. we will have to wait and see. we did a lot of those reforms over| the

in the speed at which michael gove was accosted.ations before this week. iain watson, thank you. addiction is a not a choice — it's something that could happen to any of us. the words of the duchess of cambridge who was today speaking at the launch of a new campaign to tackle addiction. it is a huge problem in the uk. a poll for the charity forward — which was behind today's launch suggests over 64% of people know someone with an addiction and yet admit to not fully understanding the condition. and that is what the charities want to tackle — the ignorance — how do we recognise the early signs of an addiction before it takes hold? we have got two really good people to talk to about this. mike trace who is head of the charity forward and was behind the uk's first national drug strategy, and the mp dan carden who's gone public about his recovery from an alcohol addiction. dan, very good to have you with us. thank you both indeed for being on the programme. dan, you understand more than most because you battled your own addiction. how d

video footage has emerged to show levelling up and housing secretary, michael gove, being accosted on in the wake of the heightened concern over the safety of mps._ the safety of mps. absolutely. followin: the safety of mps. absolutely. following the _ the safety of mps. absolutely. following the death _ the safety of mps. absolutely. following the death of- the safety of mps. absolutely. following the death of sir- the safety of mps. absolutely. l following the death of sir david amess there is far more concern and worry about the safety of mps in the general toxic culture of abuse many of them said they are receiving from those who disagree with them. today we had at least an example of the kind of pressure that mps are put under. michael gove is walking in the street not very far from where i am now actually, around westminster and a series of government departments and he was surrounded by antilock down protesters, some of whom were shouting abuse at him. and very quickly the police moved in and formed a cordon around him and try to escort him safely towards ability. but an object

who was— most crucial person is michael gove who was designated the secretary of state for _ whoat politicians love, it could mean anything _ that politicians love, it could mean anything to — that politicians love, it could mean anything to anyone, but the task is to out— anything to anyone, but the task is to put meat on that. if you look behind — to put meat on that. if you look behind us, _ to put meat on that. if you look behind us, the slogan is getting the 'ob behind us, the slogan is getting the job done _ behind us, the slogan is getting the job done and any political conference that says that, you might think they— conference that says that, you might think they have run out of ideas. that— think they have run out of ideas. that is— think they have run out of ideas. that is the — think they have run out of ideas. that is the task for ministers, to say we _ that is the task for ministers, to say we are — that is the task for ministers, to say we are going to deliver change, this is— say we are going to deliver change, this is what— say we are going to deliver change, thi

in the speed at which michael gove was accosted. there are arena police.ions before this week. . . ., report to the recommendations before thisweek. . . ., ., ,, report to the recommendations before this week. . . ., . ~' , ., and finally, the queen may be 95 years old, but she has turned down the 0ldie of the year award — saying you are only as old as you feel. here are some pictures of her majesty with borisjohnson meeting delegates at a windsor castle reception as part of the global investment summit. looking very unloaded and maybe not at all 95. well, in a letter to the 0ldie written by her assistant private secretary, it says the queen sends her warmest best wishes but does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept the award. the prize went instead to the french actress leslie caron, who is 90. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schaffernaker. the ever youthful! well, it's been a very strange day for many of us. blustery winds, but feeling quite warm, too. temperatures got up to 21 degrees in east anglia and th

with the united kingdom and what leading conservative minister i'm sure you worked with them, michael goveonce famously said that the public has had enough of experts. that brings its own set of problems, doesn't it? well, i never had the pleasure of dealing with him and i think there is a quite a bit of difference between the cameron administration and the johnson administration. i think saying things like that is completely dysfunctional for the government. the only way to succeed is to get the citizens to believe that the government is acting in their best interest and a good way to accomplish that is to start acting in their best interest. so for example, arranging a divorce without a prenup is a bad idea if you are a country. i take it you're referring to brexit. yes. well interestingly, the guy who hired you to give some advice to the uk government then prime minister david cameron, he was the leader who took the decision to give every briton a right to vote in a referendum on whether or not to leave the european union. he clearly trusted that he could nudge the public into making th

the cabinet minister michael gove had to be escorted by police in westminster this afternoon after anti—lockdownbeing surrounded by officers after protesters approached him and began shouting. the met police said there had been no arrests following the incident, but will review the footage. it's a month since a volcano on one of spain's canary islands erupted, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. now experts say they have no idea when eruptions will end. lava is still spewing on la palma, with close to 2,000 buildings destroyed. 0ur correspondent danjohnson is in la palma for us tonight. dan, over to you. yes, more than 7000 people — dan, over to you. yes, more than 7000 people out of _ dan, over to you. yes, more than 7000 people out of their- dan, over to you. yes, more than i 7000 people out of their homes with a huge exclusion zone in place here to keep people safe. the miracle so far is that no one has been injured or killed, but the volcano keeps erupting, there is more and more seismic activity, stronger earth tremors, ash up into the sky and across all the streets and buildi

he received praise from michael gove and justine doris. pointed to his lack of experience in africa and his past mistakes. his friends pointed out these well—known variables when he was offered the appointment by the un. last night, the un secretary general confirmed that that appointment would not be taken forward. un sources told me it should never have been offered to him in the place. 0ne should never have been offered to him in the place. one reason given to matt hancock is a technical issue. if you are a sitting mp, you cannot become a special representative. gordon brown was a sitting mp and had become one but he had already announced a standing down from parliament whereas matt hancock has not expressed any intention to do that. the campaign group globaljustice has welcomed his withdrawal they hope he will now back pay to waivers on vaccines to boost the supply in africa of covid vaccines. . ~ boost the supply in africa of covid vaccines. ., ,, , ., , boost the supply in africa of covid vaccines. . ~' , ., , . vaccines. thank you v

people need to see stuff happening, new projects delivered and for me the most crucial person is michael govegreat catch—all phrases that politicians love, it could mean anything to anyone, but the task is to put meat on that. if you look behind us, the slogan is "getting the job done," and any political conference that says that, you might think has run out of ideas. it's quite workmanlike. that is the task for ministers, to say we are going to deliver change, this is what it looks like and what success in levelling up looks like as well, so hopefully we will get some policy announcements, some meat on those ideas, but as sam says, it is steady as she goes, not like the labour conference last week, when keir starmer had a big challenge, it is not as big a challenge here for boris at all. you are watching bbc news. and we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the parliamentary journalist tony grew, and broadcaster and journalist caroline frost. that is coming up after the headlines. here's nick with the weather. hello there. a spell of wet and windy weather will hi

michael gove had to be escorted by police in westminster this afternoon, after anti—lockdown demonstratorsry being encircled by police, after protesters approached him and began shouting. the met police said there had been no arrests following the incident, but will review the footage. the incident occurred amid heightened concerns over security for mps, following the fatal stabbing of sir david amess last week. cctv footage from a convenience store in north london shows a man believed to be the main suspect in the case of sir david amess walking towards gospel 0ak overground towards gospel 0ak overg round station. towards gospel 0ak overground station. the 25—year—old ali harbi ali is being held under the terrorism act and officers have until friday to question him. the elder brother of the manchester arena suicide bomber has left the uk, ahead of an appearance at a public inquiry he had been ordered to attend. 28—year—old ismail abedi has always refused to answer questions from the inquiry into the attack, which killed 22 people in 2017. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz h

michael gove did an interview— scotland._ interview in the sun on saturday and he said actually the key thing for him will— he said actually the key thing for him will be that when somebody grows up, do _ him will be that when somebody grows up. do they— him will be that when somebody grows up, do they have to leave their local— up, do they have to leave their local area _ up, do they have to leave their local area to get a job? so he is like you — local area to get a job? so he is like you shouldn't have to leave the place _ like you shouldn't have to leave the place you _ like you shouldn't have to leave the place you love to live the life you want _ place you love to live the life you want and — place you love to live the life you want and it's quite a big, ambitious -oal want and it's quite a big, ambitious goat and _ want and it's quite a big, ambitious goat and all— want and it's quite a big, ambitious goal and all about what other policies — goal and all about what other policies you put in place to mean that that — p

people need to see stuff happening, new projects delivered and for me the most crucial person is michael gove us, the slogan is "getting the job done," and any political conference that says that, you might think has run out of ideas. it's quite workmanlike. that is the task for ministers, to say we are going to deliver change, this is what it looks like and what success in levelling up looks like as well, so hopefully we will get some policy announcements, some meat on those ideas, but as sam says, it is steady as she goes, not like the labour conference last week, when keir starmer had a big challenge, it is not as big a challenge here for boris at all. of the uk adjusting away from a broken economic system. is the country in crisis, sir? as the conservative party conference opens in manchester he's been pressed on fuel, lorry drivers and other skilled workers. what we can't do is in all these sectors simply go back to the tired, failed old model and reach for the lever called, "uncontrolled immigration". fuel retailers say supplies have normalised in many places. two new streams of lava er

people like michael gove and then push forward legislation we now have and we can be grateful to david working with many charities and the dog world to push legislation, looking at how we can have higher sentencing for the theft of dogs. trying to ensure that vets check microchips before they euthanise animals, things like this that are very important moves to improve animal welfare for dogs in this country, he was very passionate about that. we this country, he was very passionate about that. ~ :, this country, he was very passionate about that. ~ . ., ., ., about that. we are hearing a lot about that. we are hearing a lot about his passion, _ about that. we are hearing a lot about his passion, he _ about that. we are hearing a lot about his passion, he was - about that. we are hearing a lot about his passion, he was a - about his passion, he was a passionate mp, it was notjust a case of putting his name to a cause or a photo op. case of putting his name to a cause ora photo op. i case of putting his name to a cause or a photo op. i have seen a photograph from 2018 where he attended a

it will be interesting to see how much money michael gove's new levelling up department is given. to how to reduce inequality for different parts of the country. that will be an incredible different oh important thing to do. we are also looking for the budget to, it will be able to give out a lot of capital spending, the government has pencilled in large rises in capital spending during this parliament, that was a key part of boris johnson's pledge in 2019. we are likely to see a bit more of that allocated later today. whether that leads to levelling up or some of the net zero ambitions. in the difficulty _ net zero ambitions. in the difficulty is _ net zero ambitions. in the difficulty is you _ net zero ambitions. in the difficulty is you cannot continue to spend at exceptionally high levels. when do you stop spending and try to cut the deficit? i when do you stop spending and try to cut the deficit?— cut the deficit? i think we need to focus on how _ cut the deficit? i think we need to focus on how difficult _ cut the deficit? i think we need to focus on how difficult it _ cut t

we have just had a reshuffle, michael gove is drawing — just had a reshuffle, michael gove is drawinge details, but this conference is a mid—term conference. it's more about trying to find _ conference. it's more about trying to find out— conference. it's more about trying to find out the domestic of them —— direction _ to find out the domestic of them —— direction of — to find out the domestic of them —— direction of domestic reform rather than a _ direction of domestic reform rather than a new— direction of domestic reform rather than a new agenda so they will be happy— than a new agenda so they will be happy if— than a new agenda so they will be happy if they do that. we than a new agenda so they will be happy if they do that.— happy if they do that. we will put some of those _ happy if they do that. we will put some of those points _ happy if they do that. we will put some of those points to - happy if they do that. we will put some of those points to the i happy if they do that. we will put| some of those points to the prime minister. mrjohnson will be on our roads safer at 7:30a

because there has been more reaction, there has been a tribute from the communities secretary michael goven? yeah, it is a very nice area, there has not been any problems at all, it is quite a family area, nice parade of shops, church. something like this does not happen, not in all the years i've been round this way. i assume when you arrive there are people who had heard before you had what had happened must have been nr state of shock as yeah, obviously the details were sketchy over the last couple of hours but there was lots of hearsay and i think everybody is in shock and they still are. like i said, it is a big parade of shops up this way and we have met him a few times and i always found him a few times and i always found him such a nice guy so it is quite a shock to the whole area, i can only say that. everyone is in shock. you met him yourself, give us a sense of what he was like. i mean, take away your political beliefs, ifound them quite i mean, take away your political beliefs, i found them quite a i mean, take away your political beliefs, ifound them quite a nice guy, he alway

there are many schemes about to come forward, white papers are coming out all of the time and with michael govesolute show _ enjoyed the alliteration? he is an absolute show man _ enjoyed the alliteration? he is an absolute show man and - enjoyed the alliteration? he is an absolute show man and he - enjoyed the alliteration? he is an i absolute show man and he connects with the british people. it was a session and i have come down very upbeat and positive about the future. . ~ upbeat and positive about the future. ., ~' , ., , upbeat and positive about the future. ., ,, i. , . ~ future. thank you very much. the mp for ltracknell — future. thank you very much. the mp for bracknell there _ future. thank you very much. the mp for bracknell there suggesting - for bracknell there suggesting levelling up would be good for all parts of the country. that is a message which borisjohnson gave to the audience here. that is a message which he will be hoping will resonate with the wider public. that still remains to be seen but in some parts of the country, especially in southern england, i think from talki